Posts Tagged ‘Middle East’

Will U.S. “Stand Down” again?

“War” in the Middle-East, which side will Obama support?By Craig Masters BBC News from the Middle-East reports that the Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, is reporting that the military leader of the group has been killed by Israeli air strikes during early morning hours there in the region. Hamas denies responsibility for the weekend rocket attacks [...]

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Israel attacks Hamas, wider war in Middle East possible

by Jack Minor – Israel has responded to recent rocket attacks from both its northern and southern borders by killing a top Hamas official in an air strike, threatening to ignite a larger war across the region.   The strike targeted Ahmed Jabari, who was the most senior Hamas official to be killed since Israel’s invasion [...]

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Were top commanders in Middle East relieved for refusing to stand down over Benghazi?

by Matt Lacy –   The White House has denied reports that top commanders in the Middle East have been relieved over their commands for disobeying orders to stand down while the US ambassador and other Americans were being attacked by Muslim terrorists in Libya on the anniversary of 9/11.   There have been unconfirmed [...]

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Area schools receive No Place for Hate program recognition

By Craig Masters Forty-five elementary, middle and high schools across Colorado have been recognized by the Anti-Defamation League for successfully completing the 2011-2012 school year program titled, “No Place for Hate.” This May marked the sixth year of the program here in Colorado and three local districts accounted for 21 of the 45 total Colorado [...]

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Blackberry RIM still looking into cause of worldwide network failure

Services blocked in Arab countries due to high level of encryption by Jack Minor Mike Lazaridis, founder of Research in Motion, which produces Blackberry handsets around the world, apologized to customers affected by worldwide outages. “Since launching Blackberry in 1999, it has been my goal to provide reliable real time communications around the world. We [...]

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China Considers Drilling in Cuban Waters

By Mike Bauman  As crude oil prices continue to rise due to increased demand from emerging economies and decreased supply due to unrest in the Middle East, Americans are feeling the pinch at the pump.  Rules put in place after last year’s infamous BP oil spill, have virtually stopped additional drilling in US waters in the Gulf [...]

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How will Surging Gas Prices Effect the Economy

By Mike Bauman  As gasoline prices approach $4 a gallon, many people are wondering what the effect will be on the economy.  According to Mark Zandi, chief economist Moody’s Analytics, there is cause for concern.  Zandi recently told the AP, “The surge in oil prices since the end of last year is already doing significant [...]

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Economic issues root of uprising in Middle East

By Jack Minor An American businessman who has spent almost 15 years in the Middle East says the current unrest in Egypt and other countries has its basis in the global economic downturn. The businessman, going by the name of John Smith to protect his identity, has lived in the Middle East with his family [...]

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Oil reserves found in Israel could change power structure in region

By Jack Minor In a major development that could alter the entire situation in the Middle East, large oil reserves have been discovered in Israel while a second firm that believes the bible lists the location of oil fields started drilling last week. The preliminary engineering report issued by Givot Olam Oil who is overseeing [...]

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Greeley navy pilot delivers food and water around the globe

By Jack Minor A local active duty naval pilot is a hero on several fronts, serving, not just in the war in the Middle East but also flying humanitarian missions delivering aid. Nathan Malnapi graduated from University high school in 2002.  From there, he attended the US Naval Academy and upon graduating, attended flight school.  [...]

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Leadership Prayer Breakfast

Warren Yoder, president of Christian Business Men¹s Committee, announced today the date and location of the 2010 – 27th Annual Leadership Prayer Break-fast. This year¹s event will be held at the UNC Ballroom on Sat., April 17, at 7:30 a.m. The keynote speaker for this year¹s event is Carl Medearis.  The author of Muslims, Christians [...]

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